Friday, 6 February 2015

487 - Bolt Action: Field Modifications at 28mm

Hullo, All.Good news! I've finished making up my Core Platoon for Bolt Action in 28mm: 25 plastic Tommies plus the 'Command' models in metal (these will be based on washers).Their construction was a long process, but reassuringly fiddly after years of just chunky GW models, Detailed below are some of the more fiddly tweaks I had to make:

[above] In this case, note the pickaxe and spade on the 3rd and 4th models. In each case, I had to cut down the soldier's spine, the backpack and the haft in order to make it all squeeze in.

[above and below] In this case, please note the added carrying strap for the PIAT ammo and the grasping of the PIAT bomb by the left hand. Tricksy.

[above and below] This chap, you'll note, has the Bren gun accessory bag over his shoulder. Apparently this was often how it was worn by gun no.s 2, but more usually over the left shoulder (understandably!) - sadly, the bag didn't have nearly enough flexibility to fit naturally on his left. It probably goes without saying that putting a strip of paper on as a strap was...fiddly!

"Group hug!"

"Smile!"

Much to my surprise, I'm actually looking forward to painting these...more immediately though, I'm looking forward to going to the Plymouth Wargames convention tomorrow ('PAW 2015') to see Col Gravis with Curious Constructs and the Warlord Games team too...Yay!

About Me

Like so many, I've now forsaken GW and fallen utterly in love with Bolt Action, as well as occasional 15mm forays.
Oh, and using X-Wing to tell cool stories about a Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away...